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Physicians
Success Stories
Glbert Manso, M.D.
Mrs.
Elizabeth Brock had lost over 60% of her joint's range of motion, and 50% of her muscular
strength. This is the result of Muscular Dystrophy.
Regular physical exercise therapy was too painful and too expensive for her, so I
prescribed the "Body Care" program of passive stretches and muscle conditioning.
This regimen costs are very low. In addition, with this regimen she works out for over an
hour versus the much shorter PT sessions.
This form of rehab has proven very beneficial for Mrs. Brock, who in the past two months
has regained over 15% of her range of motion and strength.
I recommend that she continues this "Body Care" therapy for at least six months.-
Gilbert Manso, M.D.
Jay W.
Powell, M.D.
Penny
Charles has post polio syndrome secondary to having polio at age three. She has severely
impaired function of the neck muscle, the deltoids on both sides, both groups of gluteae,
and all adductors. The quadriceps on the left leg, and the thigh abductor muscles are
almost non-functional. There is nonexistent function of the left medial head. There is no
elicited function of both hamstrings. The calf muscles on the left are non-functional, and
the right is severely impaired. She has flexion of the right dorsi and the plantar, but
with no strength of power. She has severely diminished functions of all remaining muscles.
Even with this patient's condition being well advanced, I believe she can obtain
improvement with the proper therapy. I recommend she receive hydrotherapy three times a
week. I also recommend she receive therapy on the Thera Plex unit, working up from twenty
minutes a day to one hour a day, five days a week. She needs to be physically inactive as
possible.
Long term studies have shown that the post polio syndrome in patients who had polio is the
result of these patients being forced to walk, causing the neurons to completely wear out.
- Jay W. Powell, M.D.
Attilio
Zaccaria, Jr., M.D.
This
letter is in regards to patients whom I have sent you for active and passive exercises. As
you can see these patients have been seen by all kinds of specialists from orthopedic
doctors to Neurologists, Internal medical doctors, and physical therapists.
After you have had a stroke or severe osteoarthritis or chronic bursitis of the shoulder
joint or have been operated on several times for back problems there is not much more that
can be done. This type of a patient is casted aside and given a hand full of pills and
told to go home.
Your therapy has given these patients something to look forward to and not only that they
have moved the joints that have not been moved or used in months or even years.
The movement of these diseased joints and wasted muscles has greatly been increased and
the muscles receive more tone and blood supply. The movement of the limbs and joints
becomes stronger and more positive, pain is decreased and of course this leads to a better
outlook on life and a smiling face.
Thank you again for your hard work on the so called "Hopeless Patient" and
making them smile again. - Attilio Zaccaria, Jr., M.D.
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